FNUS73 KARX 171106
FWSARX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OSR27...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
606 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST TODAY
AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS TO THE EAST AND THE NEXT STORM
SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS.  CLOUD COVER WILL BE IN
AND OUT THROUGH THE DAY AS WARMER AIR MOVES UP INTO THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NONE.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /43000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /80600 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..45     45     42     39     39     48
WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     39     48     54     58     58
RH..............93     64     47     39     35     35
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 3    SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................NONE INCREASING TO 24 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /3800 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..56     56     80     93     93     92
WEATHER COV.....                     LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............56     51     49     47     46     45
RH..............41     52     58     65     72     80
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 5    SE 7   SE 9   SE 9   S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     15     15     20
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      3      3      3

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 8 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /162900 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (% OPAQUE)..90     90     77     68     68     53
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............44     51     58     63     66     66
RH..............89     78     67     59     51     47
20 FT WIND......S 14   S 14   SW 14  SW 14  SW 14  W 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     25     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...HALBACH
REQUESTED BY...DAN LABER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.OSR27.01/ARX